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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Brian Parker II
OG Duke
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Jalen Huskey Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Jalen Huskey
S Maryland
Wesley Williams Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Wesley Williams
DE Duke
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Shelton: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Drew Shelton at No. 125 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

If Williams pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor at No. 63 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick95 Rnd3 Brian Parker II
Brian Parker II in pick 95 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick125 Rnd4 Drew Shelton
They will replay Drew Shelton at slot 125 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Harold Perkins Jr. at Round 4, Pick 31 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
Kevin Coleman Jr. in the 169th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick189 Rnd6 Marlin Klein
Circle this one: Marlin Klein at the 189th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick200 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Kaleb Elarms-Orr in pick No. 200, plain and simple. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
You do not let a cornerback like Jermaine Mathews Jr. reach No. 207 and blink. They did not. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jalen Huskey
Jalen Huskey at Round 6, Pick 31 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick247 Rnd7 Wesley Williams
They reached a country mile for Wesley Williams at pick No. 247, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.